Unions including the AMWU and AWU have spoken in favour of the announcement today.

Paul Howes from the AWU said that numerous manufacturers had been hurt by being unable to compete on a level playing field.

“We’ve seen this across many of Australia’s key manufacturing industries – including aluminium, steel, glass and cement,” he said in a statement, mentioning the union’s lobbying on the issue in its Don’t Dump On Australia campaign.

“It’s taken a lot of hard work by AWU members to get this issue onto the national agenda.”

The Australian Industry Group was similarly positive, saying it has wanted action taken against predatory import pricing for some time.

Inness Willox, the AIG’s CEO and a member of the PM taskforce on manufacturing, said the commission’s announcement was a win.

"The measures build on the recommendations of the Prime Minister's Taskforce on Manufacturing and will ensure that Australia's approach to anti-dumping will be balanced and better resourced while remaining fully compliant with World Trade Organisation rules,” he said.

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